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Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I just read that Max Scherzer became the 5th pitcher in MLB history to throw one of these, 3 strikeouts on 9 pitches in an inning. The other 4 guys are Koufax, Ryan, Randy Johnson, and Lefty Grove.

I had never heard of this term before, and had no idea the feat was so rare. How many of you were aware of the immaculate inning?

Jesse- I recently purchased a book off Amazon entitled, ' The Immaculate Inning' - sub-titled, 'Unassisted Triple Plays, 40/40 Seasons, and the Stories Behind Baseball's Rarest Feats' by Joe Cox.

Chapter 2 of the book is 'Pitching An Immaculate Inning'. It has been done 89 times (91 with Gausman and Scherzer's efforts this season.)


It also includes a chapter on the 'Super Slam' - Jason Heyward almost hit one yesterday.

The "Super Slam' is described as being hit in the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and down by three runs with the bases loaded.

Yesterday, the Cubbies were only down two runs...but it was with two strikes, so I think it's pretty darn close to Super.

The Super Slam has been accomplished 28 times, most recently by Rajai Davis of the Tigers on June 30, 2014.